Improvement in hominy-machines



PATENT OFFICE JOHN DONALDSON, OF ROOKFORD, ILLINOIS.

`IMPROVEMENT IN HONllNV-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 147,914, dated February 24, 1874; application iiled September 29, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN DONALDSON, of Rockford, State of Illinois, have invented a IIominy-Mill, of Which the following is a speciiication:

The object of my invention is to prepare hominy from corn; and it consists in the con- Y struction and arrangement of the devices hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the drawing, Figure l shows an end view of my mill. Fig. 2 is a section of the hulliugconcave p p p. Fig. 3 shows the beaters a a a. The general construction of my mill is shown in Fig. l.

Shaft A bears the beaters ce a a, which are placed alternatelyT at right angles upon said shaft. These beaters are constructed as shown, being somewhat S-shaped, the outer surface being finely serrated, and are drawn through the grain with a sliding stroke. The concave K is constructed in sections p p p, being` also incly serrated, and are fastened With rivets or screws to the .bars d d.

shown in Fig. l. The crank-pulleyD is placed in line With the movement of the screen F, to which it attaches by the pitman H.

I claim as my invention- In a hominy-mill, the combination of the beaters a, the sectional concaves b d, the shafts and pulleys A B O D, and belt E, all constructed and arranged to operate substantially as and for the purpose shown and described.

JOI-IN DONALDSON.

lVitnesses:

YV. W. BURsoN, M. H. RING. 

